After having made compression and controlled the hemorrhage, clean out the wound and loosen your tourniquet until the blood spurts.
After a time he may release his tourniquet somewhat and permit a portion of the retained blood to enter the circulation; the system is capable of taking care of a great deal of poison if it is allowed to flow into the blood gradually.
A tourniquet is put on, to prevent oozing, which would conceal the state of the bones; any adhesions of the tendons must be then broken down by free movement of all the joints.
The tourniquet ought to be applied immediately above the ankle, having compresses placed over the posterior and anterior tibial arteries.
In every case the abdominal tourniquet will be found of great service in checking hæmorrhage, during the operation of amputation at the hip-joint.
The trauma specialist replaces the oldtourniquet by placing a new tourniquet ½ to 1 inch above the old one.
He then removes the old tourniquet and decontaminates the patient's skin using the M291 pads or a 0.
The trauma specialist places a new tourniquet ½ to 1 inch above the old tourniquet, and then he removes the old one.
When the old tourniquetis removed, the skin is decontaminated with the SDK or the 0.
The trauma specialist replaces the old tourniquet by placing a new one ½ to 1 inch above the old tourniquet.
When I went back to the sofa and took the tourniquet from Mrs. Grant, she went over and pulled up the blinds.
He made a proper tourniquet for poor Father's arm, and then went home to get some appliances.
He tore the trousers leg into shreds and made a tourniquet which he tied firmly above the wound and soon the hæmorrhage was greatly reduced.
Using a tourniquet increases the chances that the arm or leg will have to be amputated later.
The tourniquet is held steady till he is firmly fixed, with each of his feet resting on one of the side ropes, and his hands clasping the centre one; and then he is left to make his way to the prizes at the other end.
A handkerchief tourniquet had stopped the worst bleeding, but there were other wounds on his left side and leg.
The tourniquet is a less manageable and not more certain compressor of the arterial trunk than is the hand of an intelligent assistant.
Tourniquet may also be used by passing a strap around the part and tightening after placing a pad over the hemorrhage.
The rubber ligature has now replaced the tourniquet and is bound tightly around the limb to arrest the bleeding.
Tourniquet entering the cabin at this moment, Oriel hastily explained what had transpired; left her to his care, and rushed upon deck.
Tourniquet in using the usual means for restoring suspended animation, and observed his recovery with a delight equal to that of any one in the ship.
At the distance of a few feet Fortyfolios and Tourniquet were seated on a fallen pillar, disputing about the character of a building, the remains of which lay before them.
Tourniquet stood near him feeling his pulse, and the professor was close beside endeavouring to administer consolation.
Wedging the gun to hold the tourniquet tight, he lifted his patient from the red-smeared mud and bore him to the nearest hammock in the crew quarters.
Knowlton was already down on his knees beside José, working fast to loop a tourniquet and stop the flow from the pierced arm.
An Emergency Tourniquet [Illustration] A valuable addition to any shop medicine cabinet is the tourniquet.
A device that will answer the purpose of the tourniquet can be made from an ordinary clothespin and a piece of binding tape, about 3/4 in.
The doctor took it and made a rough tourniquet above the wounds, then drew the edges together, put in two stitches in each, and then strapped them up.
Some strands of silk lay close to his hand; with a long needle he took up the ends of the arteries and tied them with the silk; then he took hold of the stick of the tourniquet and loosened it a little.
Now I want a couple of small flat stones with rounded edges, a strip of soft skin, and a bit of stick three or four inches long and as thick as your finger, to make a tourniquet with.
A tourniquet had been applied on his thigh, and there was not much bleeding.
After the battle it was thought necessary to amputate his leg; and three times had the tourniquet encircled his limb, preparatory to amputation, when each time the surgeon was called elsewhere.
Had his leg amputated after Waterloo; the tourniquet shifted in the night, and he bled to death.
Carmena loosened the tourniquet and briskly rubbed his swollen hand and arm.
Before the girl could again twist tight the tourniquet he sank down for the second time, unconscious.
From the tourniquet down, the arm and wrist and hand were black, and beginning to swell.
Just as I was in the act of falling, a number of our fellows, seeing what had happened, rushed up and carried me hastily into the camp hospital, where a tourniquet was applied and the doctor sent for.
At the best of times a very tight tourniquet is distinctly uncomfortable.
The tourniquet had slipped and the wound was bleeding again.
Giving the tourniquet a few more twists to completely stop the flow of blood, Tom fastened the stick-lever in place by a bit of string.
Will the Herrn Tourniquet and Tuci,” said the Frau Kupferkram one morning, with a duck and a smirk, “do us the honour of supping with us this evening?
Tourniquet claims to be a Parisian, and has lofty notions about style and appearances.
Should the wound begin to bleed again when the tourniquet is loosened, be ready to tighten at once.
If the hand or foot grows cold and numb before that time loosen the tourniquet and rub briskly to restore circulation.
Do not forget that the tourniquet is cutting off circulation, and for this to continue very long is dangerous.
In severe cases where medical attention is hours away, a completely occlusive tourniquet may be necessary to prevent death.
Tourniquet--A lightly occlusive tourniquet during a 30- to 60-minute period of incision and suction would seem to possess some advantages.
I was seated and told to make a fist as the nurse applied a tourniquet above my elbow.
I laid down as she strapped a tourniquet around my arm and began her search for a vein.
